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English word origin

Etymology of Chin

See China.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

Alternative form of China.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See China.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
name

A surname from Chinese.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

As a Chinese surname, a variant romanization of various Chinese characters, e.g. Hakka 陳／陈 (Chhṳ̀n), Taishanese 陳 /陈 (cin³), Cantonese 錢／钱 (cin4), Mandarin 金 (Chin¹), and Mandarin 秦 (Chʻin²).

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Source etymology 4

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name

Alternative form of Jin: an ancient Chinese state and various medieval Chinese dynasties.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

The atonal Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 晉 /晋 (Jìn).

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  • Borrowed-form mention晉zh
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Source etymology 5

Original entry ↗
name

Alternative form of Qin: an ancient Chinese state.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

The irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 秦 (Qín).

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mention秦zh
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Source etymology 6

Original entry ↗
noun

A tribe in Myanmar.

name

A state of Myanmar. · Synonym of Zo (“a language of Myanmar”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Burmese ချင်း (hkyang:).

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